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The Walkway Freedom Trail & America's River of Dreams: A Path to Celebrating Local Black History

Saturday, Jun 22nd , 2024

9:00 am

Contact Name:

Janeen Martin

Address:

Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park
61 Parker Ave.
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

Phone:

(845) 834-2867

Website

https://dchsny.org

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Come to understand the relationship which national abolitionist icons Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass had with the pre-Civil War local free and enslaved Black communities in a guided, narrated walking tour titled "The Walkway Freedom Trail & America’s River of Dreams: A Path to Celebrating Local Black History." The walking tour will cover approximately five miles, following a route from the Sojourner Truth Memorial on the west side of the Walkway to College Hill Park in Poughkeepsie — the site of Douglass' famous 1858 speech — via the Dutchess County Rail Trail. Please anticipate approximately 2½ hours for the tour.

An optional abbreviated, assisted tour will be available to those who need it via the Walkway's 11-passenger electric tram. This version of the tour will cover the Walkway part only and will not require any walking.

Meet at the Sojourner Truth Memorial on the Highland side.

Click here to learn more.

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